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Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood

Kansas rates for HCPCS 86932

Covers both halves of long-term blood storage: preparing and freezing a unit of donated blood, and later thawing and washing it so it is ready to transfuse. Frozen storage is used mainly for rare blood types and for holding a reserve supply.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Later Thawing A Unit Of Blood cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$58.88 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$61.66 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $44 to $219Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $44 to $631
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kansas· 23rd of 51

$63.10

AK $355HI $38.02

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.